[Protest of BPA Evaluation of Bid for Financial Analysis and Accounting Services]

B-245882.2: Feb 21, 1992

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A firm protested the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) evaluation of its bid for financial analysis and accounting support services, contending that BPA: (1) improperly downgraded its technical proposal; (2) was biased against small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) improperly included a binding arbitration clause in the solicitation. GAO held that: (1) BPA reasonably gave the protester little credit for its limited experience and availability of experienced personnel; (2) the solicitation did not include any evaluation preference for small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) the protester untimely filed after bid opening its protest regarding solicitation improprieties. Accordingly, the protest was denied in part and dismissed in part.

Mar 19, 2018

AMAR Health IT, LLCWe dismiss the protest because our Office does not have jurisdiction to entertain protests of task orders issued under civilian agency multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts that are valued at less than $10 million.

Mar 13, 2018

Interoperability ClearinghouseWe dismiss the protest because the protester, a not-for-profit entity, is not an interested party to challenge this sole-source award to an Alaska Native Corporation under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program.